The last of the hermit's meagre confidence vanished as soon as he intervened in the conversation between the Mighty Warrior and the king of Lycaon, not to mention the Sirius family that was in the waiting room along with them.
Catching the attention of all the people in this room had been one of his taboos as a hermit. He didn't believe in the system that ruled their world. Whereas others had to cower in fear because of rogues living in no man's land. He preferred to go wherever he pleased. However much that exposed him to danger.
Miraculously, this hermit had managed to get by and raise his daughter lovingly without ever being disturbed by any of the factions raging war on the planet. Now here he was, standing in the nexus of that very war. "Well, go on. We don't have all day, as you might have noticed," Cole lashed out when the man was tongue-tied.